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Last update: 10:35 local time / This forecast is based on the GFS model
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Local time
Wind direction
Wind speed (kts)
Wind gusts (max kts)
Cloud cover
Precipitation type
Precipitation (mm / 3h)
Air temperature (°C)
Air pressure (hPa)
Wave direction
Wave height (m)
Wave period (s)
Tide type
Time
Tide height (m)

Sunday, Jan 18

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
83° E
8 kts
max 13 kts
99%
8° C
1015 hpa
83° E
0.4 m
4 s
5.7 m
03h
83° E
8 kts
max 11 kts
74%
8° C
1014 hpa
77° ENE
0.4 m
3 s
3.0 m
06h
101° E
8 kts
max 16 kts
99%
8° C
1014 hpa
91° E
0.4 m
3 s
05:48
1.4 m
09h
141° SE
8 kts
max 15 kts
75%
9° C
1015 hpa
117° ESE
0.5 m
3 s
4.5 m
12h
114° ESE
6 kts
max 9 kts
79%
10° C
1014 hpa
128° SE
0.4 m
3 s
11:09
6.1 m
15h
93° E
5 kts
max 7 kts
4%
10° C
1013 hpa
123° ESE
0.3 m
3 s
3.3 m
18h
128° SE
6 kts
max 6 kts
89%
9° C
1013 hpa
113° ESE
0.3 m
3 s
18:11
1.3 m
21h
145° SE
8 kts
max 11 kts
41%
8° C
1012 hpa
121° ESE
0.3 m
2 s
4.1 m

Monday, Jan 19

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
162° SSE
9 kts
max 14 kts
74%
7° C
1012 hpa
162° SSE
0.5 m
3 s
23:24
6.3 m
03h
169° S
7 kts
max 9 kts
93%
7° C
1011 hpa
170° S
0.4 m
3 s
3.6 m
06h
170° S
8 kts
max 10 kts
97%
7° C
1011 hpa
172° S
0.4 m
3 s
06:34
1.2 m
09h
147° SSE
7 kts
max 10 kts
34%
8° C
1012 hpa
175° S
0.4 m
3 s
3.5 m
12h
168° SSE
10 kts
max 17 kts
20%
9° C
1012 hpa
181° S
0.5 m
3 s
11:42
6.2 m
15h
177° S
9 kts
max 17 kts
38%
9° C
1011 hpa
188° S
0.4 m
3 s
4.0 m
18h
177° S
10 kts
max 20 kts
99%
9° C
1012 hpa
190° S
0.4 m
3 s
18:54
1.1 m
21h
172° S
13 kts
max 22 kts
99%
9° C
1012 hpa
181° S
0.5 m
3 s
3.0 m
Local date
Local time
Wind direction
Wind speed (kts)
Wind gusts (max kts)
Cloud cover
Precipitation type
Precipitation (mm / 3h)
Air temperature (°C)
Air pressure (hPa)
Wave direction
Wave height (m)
Wave period (s)
Tide type
Time
Tide height (m)

Tuesday, Jan 20

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
172° S
15 kts
max 27 kts
99%
9° C
1012 hpa
180° S
0.6 m
3 s
23:56
6.4 m
03h
172° S
17 kts
max 27 kts
99%
9° C
1011 hpa
182° S
0.7 m
4 s
4.4 m
06h
175° S
14 kts
max 21 kts
99%
9° C
1010 hpa
183° S
0.7 m
4 s
07:16
1.0 m
09h
168° SSE
16 kts
max 25 kts
99%
9° C
1010 hpa
185° S
0.7 m
4 s
2.4 m
12h
164° SSE
16 kts
max 24 kts
91%
10° C
1009 hpa
185° S
0.7 m
4 s
12:14
6.3 m
15h
160° SSE
16 kts
max 26 kts
99%
10° C
1007 hpa
184° S
0.7 m
4 s
4.7 m
18h
156° SSE
18 kts
max 29 kts
92%
9° C
1005 hpa
176° S
0.7 m
4 s
1.7 m
21h
155° SSE
20 kts
max 32 kts
99%
9° C
1003 hpa
167° SSE
0.8 m
4 s
19:35
1.0 m

Wednesday, Jan 21

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
172° S
21 kts
max 31 kts
99%
9° C
1001 hpa
168° SSE
1.0 m
4 s
00:27
6.6 m
03h
185° S
22 kts
max 33 kts
99%
5.16 mm
8° C
998 hpa
177° S
1.0 m
4 s
5.0 m
06h
199° SSW
11 kts
max 18 kts
73%
4.01 mm
7° C
996 hpa
176° S
1.0 m
4 s
1.8 m
09h
172° S
9 kts
max 17 kts
99%
7° C
995 hpa
176° S
1.0 m
4 s
07:56
1.0 m
12h
166° SSE
23 kts
max 35 kts
99%
1.85 mm
8° C
991 hpa
177° S
1.1 m
4 s
12:45
6.4 m
15h
160° SSE
23 kts
max 32 kts
99%
1.3 mm
8° C
988 hpa
180° S
1.0 m
5 s
5.2 m
18h
161° SSE
27 kts
max 38 kts
99%
3.0 mm
9° C
985 hpa
171° S
1.0 m
5 s
2.0 m
21h
168° SSE
23 kts
max 33 kts
99%
0.59 mm
9° C
986 hpa
162° SSE
1.1 m
5 s
20:12
1.0 m
Local date
Local time
Wind direction
Wind speed (kts)
Wind gusts (max kts)
Cloud cover
Precipitation type
Precipitation (mm / 3h)
Air temperature (°C)
Air pressure (hPa)
Wave direction
Wave height (m)
Wave period (s)
Tide type
Time
Tide height (m)

Thursday, Jan 22

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
164° SSE
22 kts
max 32 kts
91%
9° C
985 hpa
159° SSE
1.1 m
5 s
00:59
6.6 m
03h
168° SSE
20 kts
max 28 kts
80%
9° C
986 hpa
160° SSE
1.1 m
5 s
5.6 m
06h
168° SSE
15 kts
max 24 kts
50%
9° C
987 hpa
166° SSE
1.1 m
5 s
2.3 m
09h
153° SSE
14 kts
max 22 kts
48%
9° C
988 hpa
161° SSE
1.0 m
5 s
08:33
1.0 m
12h
163° SSE
16 kts
max 21 kts
64%
9° C
989 hpa
165° SSE
0.9 m
5 s
13:18
6.4 m
15h
149° SSE
16 kts
max 23 kts
99%
8° C
989 hpa
162° SSE
0.8 m
4 s
5.6 m
18h
153° SSE
18 kts
max 26 kts
99%
8° C
990 hpa
157° SSE
0.8 m
5 s
2.5 m
21h
186° S
18 kts
max 25 kts
47%
8° C
990 hpa
155° SSE
0.8 m
4 s
20:47
1.0 m

Friday, Jan 23

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
200° SSW
17 kts
max 24 kts
71%
8° C
990 hpa
173° S
0.9 m
4 s
5.4 m
03h
184° S
16 kts
max 24 kts
99%
7° C
991 hpa
168° SSE
1.0 m
4 s
01:33
6.7 m
06h
171° S
21 kts
max 29 kts
99%
7° C
990 hpa
179° S
1.1 m
4 s
2.8 m
09h
195° SSW
21 kts
max 26 kts
99%
4.79 mm
7° C
990 hpa
186° S
1.1 m
5 s
09:07
1.0 m
12h
222° SW
21 kts
max 27 kts
4%
0.64 mm
7° C
992 hpa
190° S
1.2 m
5 s
4.6 m
15h
229° SW
19 kts
max 24 kts
10%
0.41 mm
7° C
993 hpa
191° S
1.1 m
5 s
13:54
6.4 m
18h
209° SSW
15 kts
max 22 kts
4%
7° C
995 hpa
187° S
1.1 m
5 s
3.1 m
21h
175° S
16 kts
max 22 kts
39%
7° C
996 hpa
187° S
0.9 m
5 s
21:20
1.2 m
Local date
Local time
Wind direction
Wind speed (kts)
Wind gusts (max kts)
Cloud cover
Precipitation type
Precipitation (mm / 3h)
Air temperature (°C)
Air pressure (hPa)
Wave direction
Wave height (m)
Wave period (s)
Tide type
Time
Tide height (m)

Saturday, Jan 24

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
157° SSE
17 kts
max 25 kts
99%
7° C
995 hpa
188° S
0.9 m
5 s
4.2 m
03h
162° SSE
18 kts
max 25 kts
99%
6° C
996 hpa
190° S
0.9 m
5 s
02:11
6.7 m
06h
146° SE
15 kts
max 23 kts
99%
0.42 mm
6° C
996 hpa
173° S
0.9 m
5 s
3.4 m
09h
139° SE
15 kts
max 25 kts
99%
6° C
997 hpa
159° SSE
0.8 m
5 s
09:41
1.1 m
12h
141° SE
13 kts
max 20 kts
99%
7° C
998 hpa
158° SSE
0.8 m
4 s
3.3 m
15h
103° ESE
12 kts
max 16 kts
72%
7° C
998 hpa
143° SE
0.7 m
5 s
14:35
6.4 m
18h
102° ESE
12 kts
max 18 kts
75%
6° C
999 hpa
146° SE
0.7 m
5 s
3.8 m
21h
97° E
13 kts
max 18 kts
66%
6° C
1000 hpa
137° SE
0.7 m
5 s
21:53
1.3 m

Sunday, Jan 25

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
94° E
12 kts
max 16 kts
82%
5° C
1001 hpa
142° SE
0.8 m
5 s
3.0 m
03h
82° E
12 kts
max 16 kts
92%
4° C
1002 hpa
145° SE
0.8 m
6 s
02:54
6.5 m
06h
77° ENE
12 kts
max 15 kts
85%
4° C
1003 hpa
133° SE
0.8 m
5 s
4.2 m
09h
66° ENE
14 kts
max 16 kts
96%
4° C
1005 hpa
132° SE
0.8 m
5 s
10:16
1.2 m
12h
57° ENE
13 kts
max 15 kts
99%
4° C
1006 hpa
136° SE
0.9 m
5 s
2.2 m
15h
38° NE
13 kts
max 15 kts
99%
3° C
1007 hpa
129° SE
1.0 m
5 s
15:22
6.2 m
18h
35° NE
14 kts
max 16 kts
99%
2° C
1007 hpa
127° SE
1.0 m
5 s
4.5 m
21h
41° NE
14 kts
max 17 kts
99%
2° C
1008 hpa
128° SE
1.1 m
5 s
2.0 m
Local date
Local time
Wind direction
Wind speed (kts)
Wind gusts (max kts)
Cloud cover
Precipitation type
Precipitation (mm / 3h)
Air temperature (°C)
Air pressure (hPa)
Wave direction
Wave height (m)
Wave period (s)
Tide type
Time
Tide height (m)

Monday, Jan 26

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
40° NE
13 kts
max 17 kts
96%
2° C
1008 hpa
129° SE
1.1 m
5 s
22:32
1.6 m
03h
35° NE
15 kts
max 19 kts
92%
1° C
1008 hpa
130° SE
1.1 m
5 s
03:45
6.3 m
06h
35° NE
14 kts
max 19 kts
89%
1° C
1008 hpa
131° SE
1.0 m
5 s
4.9 m
09h
42° NE
15 kts
max 19 kts
97%
2° C
1008 hpa
129° SE
1.0 m
5 s
2.1 m
12h
46° NE
15 kts
max 18 kts
99%
2° C
1007 hpa
127° SE
1.0 m
5 s
11:00
1.4 m
15h
40° NE
14 kts
max 18 kts
89%
2° C
1006 hpa
132° SE
1.0 m
5 s
16:18
5.9 m
18h
47° NE
14 kts
max 18 kts
99%
2° C
1006 hpa
129° SE
1.0 m
5 s
5.1 m
21h
51° NE
12 kts
max 15 kts
99%
1° C
1007 hpa
124° SE
1.0 m
5 s
2.7 m

Tuesday, Jan 27

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
50° NE
12 kts
max 16 kts
99%
1° C
1007 hpa
123° ESE
1.0 m
5 s
23:22
1.8 m
03h
42° NE
12 kts
max 16 kts
99%
1° C
1008 hpa
129° SE
1.0 m
5 s
4.8 m
06h
33° NNE
13 kts
max 17 kts
99%
1° C
1009 hpa
130° SE
1.0 m
5 s
04:46
6.0 m
09h
31° NNE
13 kts
max 17 kts
98%
2° C
1011 hpa
117° ESE
1.0 m
5 s
3.0 m
12h
30° NNE
14 kts
max 17 kts
99%
2° C
1012 hpa
129° SE
1.0 m
5 s
11:57
1.7 m
15h
29° NNE
14 kts
max 18 kts
99%
2° C
1013 hpa
137° SE
1.0 m
5 s
3.8 m
18h
30° NNE
14 kts
max 20 kts
95%
2° C
1014 hpa
130° SE
1.1 m
5 s
17:27
5.6 m
21h
39° NE
14 kts
max 18 kts
99%
0.46 mm
2° C
1016 hpa
134° SE
1.1 m
5 s
3.6 m

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